Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  IC 410  ·  NGC 1893  ·  Sh2-236
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NGC1893, Dan Kusz
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NGC1893

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IC 410 contains two remarkable inhabitants of the cosmic pond of gas and dust above and left of center, the tadpoles of IC 410. Partly obscured by foreground dust, the nebula itself surrounds NGC 1893, a young galactic cluster of stars. Formed in the interstellar cloud a mere 4 million years ago, the intensely hot, bright cluster stars energize the glowing gas. Composed of denser cooler gas and dust, the tadpoles are around 10 light-years long and are likely sites of ongoing star formation. Sculpted by winds and radiation from the cluster stars, their heads are outlined by bright ridges of ionized gas while their tails trail away from the cluster's central region. IC 410 lies some 10,000 light-years away, toward the nebula-rich constellation Auriga.

This image was started back in early November and I have been waiting for clear skies to finally collect the remaining data on this object. I went with a SHO color palate to try and highlight more of the structure in the nebulae. I changed from the standard landscape orientation to a portrait orientation as I felt this made the image more balanced to the eye.

Thanks for looking!

CS

Dan.

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Description: Contrast boost over background

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Description: Enhanced the OIII data slightly to get a deeper cyan colour

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NGC1893, Dan Kusz